Barbara Shoup

Vonnegut isn’t all Indiana has to offer.

They helped me to quit feeling sorry for myself for my own loss. These women write. They are workhorses.

“I still buy books at bookstores, and most of our children’s books come from Kids Ink,” he says. “I buy some YA titles there, too.”

Shoup surrounds herself with an eclectic assemblage of colorful mementos reflecting the people and experiences that have inspired her.